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Dwight Strobel - Chassis Program Director |
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Responsibilities: Chassis set-up, Suspension, Shocks
Dwight has been involved in off-road racing in excess of 35 years.
He has honed his off-road racing skills through his participation
in races in the US and Mexico since 1967. Dwight's heavy industrial
design, metallurgy, and metal fabrication skills are also utilized
by Strobel Motorsports. These skills were developed through
Dwight's previous directorship of Strobel Manufacturing, an equipment
manufacturing facility as well as his Street Rod customization business.
He has also been involved in several drag racing teams during his racing
career. |
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John Vance - Co-Driver |
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Responsibilities: Navigation & Race Prep
John has co-driven for several different off-road teams and has also worked at
Jimco for many years. Jimco is the Manufacturer of the Strobel Chevy Silverado race truck
currently being campaigned. As a result, John is extremely valuable in the preparation and
set-up of the race truck, and is also an excellent asset during the races should any
in-race repairs be required. |
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Bill Rice - Transmission Program Director |
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Responsibilities: Transmission Prep & Maintenance
Bill has been involved in off-road racing since 1965. In the mid 80's Bill fielded
a race team that competed in the Mickey Thompson Off Road Championship Gran
Prix stadium racing series. His team posted 6 wins and numerous top 5
finishes in that highly competitive series which included drivers such
as Robby Gordon, Rick Mears and other professional race car drivers who
have gone on to larger racing careers. His racing career included many
years as a driver, owner, and crew chief of numerous NHRA top fuel dragster
ventures dating back to the early 1960's and Bill was recently inducted into
the Colorado Motorsports Hall of Fame. |
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Junior Kaiser - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Pit Support.
Junior has been involved in professional racing for 33 years. His lengthy
professional mechanic experience is called upon often during race prep
and during the races. He has fielded teams, driven, and served as a
crew chief in NHRA's Top Fuel drag racing class and was recently honored
by the Colorado Motorsports Hall Of Fame as one of their "Legends In Drag
Racing". His ingenuity is reflected in the fact that he developed the
first rear-engine dragster, a revolutionary design concept when introduced.
This fundamental concept is still used in today's 6,000+ horsepower 320+ mph
dragsters. Junior also serves as the unofficial Strobel Motorsports Team
Chef - always insuring that the team is healthy and well fed during race events! |
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Kent Booth - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Pit Strategist, Overall Team Logistics, Fuel team lead.
Kent also has an extensive off-road racing history as well. He has been
supporting off-road racing teams since 1970 and has also owned and driven
NHRA drag racing vehicles through the years as well. Kent also serves
as the team's back-up transporter driver.
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"Big Tom" Dittmer - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Transport Driver & Pit Lead.
Tom is one of the team's primary transport driver's and has also been involved
in off-road racing for many years supporting the team in a variety of functions. Tom
has also recently become the team's customs expert and Mexico passport liason
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Pat Ryan - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Tire program, Tire team lead.
Pat makes sure that the team is well prepared "where the rubber meets
the road" (or the off-road in our case). In desert racing this is
a particularly important team function since the challenging
conditions are extremely hard on tires.
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Clark Twistmeyer - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Race Prep and Pit Support.
Clark has been heavily involved in the finish out and prep of the Chevy Jimco Trophy
Truck. He has also has extensive street rod fabrication and customization experience as well.
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Jerry "4-Wheel Drive" Zambo - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Race Prep and Pit Support.
Jerry is a long-time off-road veteran, who raced a baja bug in the Mid 70's, as well as a 2 seater car in the Colorado off-road circuit. Jerry also supported numerous Denver racing teams in the old mint 400 and Parker races during in the mid 80s as well as supporting Bill Rice's race team in the Mickey Thompson Off-Road stadium racing series. |
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Scott Booth - Team Business Manager |
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Responsibilities: Marketing, PR, Online Media, Financial Management.
Scott is focused on marketing the team's services and ensuring that our
extended team family, and in particular our marketing partners remain
well informed on all team activities. He is also responsible for the
team's website, e-Newsletters, and various press releases. Scott has
a BS degree in Business Administration as well as an MBA in Strategic
Leadership. |
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Ernie Gonzalez - Core Crew Member |
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Responsibilities: Utility Pit Member & Team Medic.
Ernie is the epitome of the crew's "utility infielder". He jumps in and expertly
handles whatever function for whatever chase team needs the most critical help
at any given time. Ernie is also currently finishing up radiology school which makes
him the most qualified crew member to care for any injuries during race week! |
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